Magnetic pumping pushes plasma particles to high energies - EurekAlert (press release)

Magnetic pumping pushes plasma particles to high energies EurekAlert (press release) Scientists at the University of Wisconsin - Madison have a new idea about what heats the solar wind, a theory called magnetic pumping. "If we imagine a toy boat on a lake, waves move the toy boat up and down. However, if a rubber duck comes by and hits ...